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verb

past tense of enlist

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Recent Examples of enlisted
Adjective
Prior to Congress, Walz was a high school teacher and football coach and served in the Army National Guard, reaching the rank of command sergeant major, one of the highest ranks an enlisted member can attain. Cnn, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024 His awards, including an Iraq campaign medal, achievement and good conduct medals, are typical of enlisted service members at the time. Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 15 July 2024 Nearly one-quarter of Japan’s male population served in the military during the conflict, and although the share was lower in most other countries, nowhere was the number of enlisted men small by historical standards. Timur Kuran, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017 In his analysis, Stagg identifies a number of institutional weaknesses that kept the army from performing to expectations: a lack of stability, cohesion, and sometimes even competence in the officer corps and a lack of sufficient training among enlisted men. Donald R. Hickey, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2012 See all Example Sentences for enlisted 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlisted
Adjective
  • Palestinian statehood remains very difficult question for Israel to answer, pushed further away by the October 7 attacks and 15 months of brutal war in Gaza against Palestinian militant group Hamas.
    Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Three Israeli hostages were released to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday following a ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant group Hamas.
    Rachel Scully, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The multinational banana producer Chiquita Brands was found liable in 2024 for killings by a Colombian right-wing paramilitary group that was designated as a terrorist organization.
    Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Starting in late 1948, government and right-wing paramilitary forces violently suppressed a left-wing insurgency on Jeju Island.
    Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Parkinson will have to wait to be inducted into the League Managers Association’s official Hall of Fame for reaching such a major milestone.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Potter was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 2018 after a stellar college career with the Broncos from 2008 to 2011.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In the food industry, detailed market transaction data is employed to inform suppliers what to sell, stock and distribute.
    Virgil Bretz, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Verb
  • Mom immediately enrolled us in gun safety classes – can't imagine why!
    James F. Hales Remembering Rogers, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • While raising a family, Grimes enrolled at the University of Central Missouri.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • McCarthy was hired two days later.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • He was hired after Dodgers executive Lon Rosen saw an episode of the family’s reality television series, For Peete’s Sake, which focused on helping RJ land a job.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Bills ranked fourth in fewest pressures allowed (134) on their 581 passing plays during the regular season, according to Pro Football Focus, and surrendered the fewest sacks (four) in the league.
    Brian Wacker, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • During the regular season, Detroit and Washington ranked second and third, respectively, in giving themselves the biggest edge on fourth downs in a formula devised by The Athletic’s Austin Mock.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025

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